“Way overdue” is an understatement. Did they put it into an annual or bi annual schedule? It’d be interesting to see an update a couple of years later. Also, what type of cedar is this? Doesn’t look like an arborvitae cedar variety. Maybe more like a white cedar?
Well this looks easy! Just hire a team of topiary experts and cleanup crew, blast some bopping' music their way and we're good to go. Where's my phone? I'll be in my hammock! This is my kind of DIY project.
I start a 210 ft long hedge tomorrow that's about 6 years overgrown. Been looking at videos all night and really loved this one. Great job. Did you have to use extension chain saw at all?
It was used to trim the top of the hedge when working from the roof of the house or the garage. It was to far to reach with a normal saw, but we didn't have enough clearance to go in with the platform.
Will they regrow well? We have overgrown cedar hedges on our property but when I see other people cut theirs back, nothing seems to regrow and you're left with the trunks?
It can be a bit tricky for a very overgrown hedge. It's safe to remove about 30% of the green of the plant per year. If you need to cut back an area so much that no green is left, it might take up to 5 years for new shoots to appear from the trunk, and is often only successful in direct sunlight. If a branch or trunk has little to no green left, it won't be able to survive. In this case the bulk of the cut was done on the top, reducing it several feet in some spots. For the sides we trimmed the tips that were sticking out and cut the damaged branches right at the truck. In total we only reduced the width of the hedge by a few inches.
I had a neighbor reduce the height on a cedar hedge by 50% leaving the top looking completely bare on the inside. It eventually filled in but it took a couple of years. It is in the full summer sunlight nearly all day, plus it was put into an annual trim schedule after the initial cut to maintain size.
Cost depends on many factors, such as location and technicality of the job. Unfortunately, there is no way I can give you a price and have it be relatable to your situation. This job took about 6h with a four person team.
Could I take more off the top? Our new house has 40 of these lining the street. It would take a chain saw to cut down the 6’ I’d like to cut off. Oh what time of year is the best time to trim
In general, it's safe to remove up to a third of the plant volume. Using a chainsaw to remove larger limbs is completely fine. Cedars aren't too sensitive to the time of year, but they don't like drought conditions. We usually perform the more substantial cuts late summer, when things start to cool down. It helps to avoid loosing too much water. We will try to make a more in depth video on this topic sometime this summer.
Depends on the going going labor rate for your area. Figure per man hour plus 30% for profit and overhead. In my area, the job would typically be bid around $1200.00 total to as high as $3000 depending on who is doing it. A tree company with a cherry picker, 4 crew and easy access could knock it out in maybe two hours vs the example in this case with difficult access at 6hrs. Another variable is clean up under and inside the hedge. An annual maintenance trim would undoubtedly be less. 👍🏻
If you want a formal hedge and reasonable size, height and width, # 1 you have to choose the appropriate plant. Secondly you keep it trimmed and shaped at the size you want. Don’t wait until it has overgrown its space. These look like Giant Thuja or maybe white cedar?
“Way overdue” is an understatement. Did they put it into an annual or bi annual schedule? It’d be interesting to see an update a couple of years later. Also, what type of cedar is this? Doesn’t look like an arborvitae cedar variety. Maybe more like a white cedar?
Well this looks easy! Just hire a team of topiary experts and cleanup crew, blast some bopping' music their way and we're good to go. Where's my phone? I'll be in my hammock! This is my kind of DIY project.
A great bunch of workers 😎
Dominating tall hedges is a challenge. Great Job. Can you provide detail on the trimmers and extension poles.
Thanks! We are using a Stihl KombiTool with pole extension, adjustable hedge trimmer and pole pruner.
That background music tho!
I start a 210 ft long hedge tomorrow that's about 6 years overgrown. Been looking at videos all night and really loved this one. Great job. Did you have to use extension chain saw at all?
It was used to trim the top of the hedge when working from the roof of the house or the garage. It was to far to reach with a normal saw, but we didn't have enough clearance to go in with the platform.
Show more of the trimming and less of the cleanup. Show the work from ground level it would amaze the viewing audience .
Thanks for the feedback, I'll keep it in mind for the next one
Perfect
Thanks!
Will they regrow well? We have overgrown cedar hedges on our property but when I see other people cut theirs back, nothing seems to regrow and you're left with the trunks?
It can be a bit tricky for a very overgrown hedge. It's safe to remove about 30% of the green of the plant per year. If you need to cut back an area so much that no green is left, it might take up to 5 years for new shoots to appear from the trunk, and is often only successful in direct sunlight. If a branch or trunk has little to no green left, it won't be able to survive.
In this case the bulk of the cut was done on the top, reducing it several feet in some spots. For the sides we trimmed the tips that were sticking out and cut the damaged branches right at the truck. In total we only reduced the width of the hedge by a few inches.
I had a neighbor reduce the height on a cedar hedge by 50% leaving the top looking completely bare on the inside. It eventually filled in but it took a couple of years. It is in the full summer sunlight nearly all day, plus it was put into an annual trim schedule after the initial cut to maintain size.
Hello, what brand and model is the very long hedge trimmer?
It's part of the STIHL KombiTools catalogue. You can combine different engines, poles and attachments.
How much would this cost?
Cost depends on many factors, such as location and technicality of the job. Unfortunately, there is no way I can give you a price and have it be relatable to your situation.
This job took about 6h with a four person team.
Could I take more off the top? Our new house has 40 of these lining the street. It would take a chain saw to cut down the 6’ I’d like to cut off. Oh what time of year is the best time to trim
In general, it's safe to remove up to a third of the plant volume. Using a chainsaw to remove larger limbs is completely fine.
Cedars aren't too sensitive to the time of year, but they don't like drought conditions. We usually perform the more substantial cuts late summer, when things start to cool down. It helps to avoid loosing too much water.
We will try to make a more in depth video on this topic sometime this summer.
What is the cost $
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Depends on the going going labor rate for your area. Figure per man hour plus 30% for profit and overhead. In my area, the job would typically be bid around $1200.00 total to as high as $3000 depending on who is doing it. A tree company with a cherry picker, 4 crew and easy access could knock it out in maybe two hours vs the example in this case with difficult access at 6hrs. Another variable is clean up under and inside the hedge. An annual maintenance trim would undoubtedly be less. 👍🏻
Why can’t you let trees be trees 😂😂
If you want a formal hedge and reasonable size, height and width, # 1 you have to choose the appropriate plant. Secondly you keep it trimmed and shaped at the size you want. Don’t wait until it has overgrown its space. These look like Giant Thuja or maybe white cedar?